Unfortunately for Disney, the spinoff ended up becoming the first Star Wars installment to lose money. It failed to meet expectations when it opened over Memorial Day weekend, and from there the numbers only got worse. To date, Solo has earned just $176.1 million domestically and $312.2 million worldwide. Through all of this, Howard has remained a great sport on Twitter, keeping his spirits high as he retweets support from fans. Now, he's taken the time to offer his two cents on the poor commercial totals.

Once again taking to Twitter, Howard responded to a comment from a viewer expressing frustration that some moviegoers are skipping Solo in theaters because of their feelings on Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi, which was incredibly divisive. Citing Solo's solid A- CinemaScore (exit polls), Howard seemed sad by the way things have turned out:

Fortunately, it looks like any required fixes will be relatively easy to make. Solo's biggest problem appears to be its uninspired marketing campaign, which was compounded by the May release date. Solo, which was never positioned as a must-see event, came out in the shadow of Avengers: Infinity War and Deadpool 2, which hurt its box office prospects. As long as Lucasfilm is smarter about where they put their Star Wars films and how they sell them, they should be fine. It's hard to see Episode IX coming up short at the box office next Christmas.